South Dakota § 43-29-10 - Municipal lot platted more than twenty years--Judgment or decree prior to platting--Abstract of title not required to show proceedings supporting judgment or decree.
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§ 43-29-10. Municipal lot platted more than twenty years--Judgment or decree prior to platting--Abstract of title not required to show proceedings supporting judgment or decree.
Where in the chain of title to a municipal lot platted more than twenty years, there is, prior to such platting, any judgment or decree of any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter, it shall be presumed that title to real estate so affected is in accordance with the determination or distribution in such judgment or decree; and it shall not be necessary to show on the abstract of title to such lots any of the proceedings supporting such judgment or decree.
Source: SL 1943, ch 176, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 51.16B13 (6); SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-29-10 ("Municipal lot platted more than twenty years--Judgment or decree prior to platting--Abstract of title not required to show proceedings supporting judgment or decree.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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